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- Title
Evaluación del hábitat del venado cola blanca utilizando modelos espaciales y sus implicaciones para el manejo en el centro de Veracruz, México.
- Authors
Delfín-Alfonso, Christian Alejandro; Gallina, Sonia; López-González, Carlos A.
- Abstract
One of the most important phases in wildlife management is the habitat assessment. The aim of this study was to define management strategies for the white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus, from the evaluation of the habitat quality in an area of 5,329.82 km² in the central region of Veracruz, Mexico. We generated a static model of habitat quality (HSIe) taking into account the slope, altitude, aspect and protection cover as the most important variables for the species. As a result, the 29.75% of the area (1,585.85 km²), had quality conditions acceptable for the species. To know the possible application of the model, interviews and field trips were conducted in different municipalities (n = 17) to determine the presence of the species. In order to confirm this, line transects of 1 km length (n = 14) were established only in 5 municipalities where people said there were deer, as an approach to validate the model, because a high percentage of deer records (122 records in 10 transects) were found in habitats from medium (0.514 ± 0.115 SD) to high quality (0.854 ± 0.123 SD) generated by the model. Therefore, the model can be used to identify potential areas for reintroduction, conservation and sustainable use of the species in this region.
- Subjects
VERACRUZ-Llave (Mexico : State); MEXICO; WHITE-tailed deer; HABITATS; WILDLIFE conservation; CONSERVATION of natural resources; ECOLOGICAL niche; ECOLOGY
- Publication
Tropical Conservation Science, 2009, Vol 2, Issue 2, p215
- ISSN
1940-0829
- Publication type
Article